COVID-19: Key considerations for U.S. companies in Canada

As COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease across Canada, allowing employees to return to work and economies to re-open in phases, U.S. companies should consider the impact on their Canadian subsidiaries. Below are some of the key considerations for organizations to prepare for changes over the coming months.

We will be updating this page with additional business topics in the coming weeks.

Employment

• Introduction of health and safety protocols: U.S. employers with offices or locations in Canada may wish to introduce new health & safety protocols that address return-to-work testing methods such as thermal testing, mandatory employee surveys, and the use of masks in the workplace. Canadian human rights and privacy law does not address each of these intrusions upon employee life in the same manner as U.S. law. U.S. employers should work carefully with Canadian counsel to ensure that any methods introduced in Canadian workplaces are compliant with PIPEDA and the